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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1977
Page
2
The editorial backs President Carter’s Panama Canal treaty endorsement. It argues handing the canal to Panama with compensation benefits U.S. interests, questions the treaty’s national security value, and cites global opinions, American imperialism perceptions, and support from ambassadors and military leaders.
A religious reflection on divine proximity and intimate knowledge of God. The text cites Ezekiel 1:1 and emphasizes that God is closer than imagined, inviting personal spiritual experience.
The Kansas City Times notes Congress will send a final 1977 Farm Bill to President Carter after recess. It sets Wheat loan rate at 2.354 dollars per bushel and a 3.05 target price, corn at 2.00 loan and 2.10 target, with other grains relative to corn. It extends Food Stamp and Food for Peace programs four years and eases eligibility. The measure aims to sustain farming, especially younger producers, and has broader implications for urban poor and rural industries while courting higher support prices.
A compilation of readers seek guidance on love with a married woman, shoe etiquette at home, getting letters published, and a plug for a drug booklet. The brief contains personal dilemmas, a columnist rebuff, and notice of mailed orders for a home hair remover kit and a drug booklet.
A reader seeks medical guidance for weight loss after ileostomy for Crohn's disease. The doctor explains Crohn's as intestinal inflammation, ileostomy aims to rest the bowel, and suggests a low residue diet with lean proteins, limited sugars, and avoidance of bran. A dietitian, enema bowel education, and contact with the National Foundation for Mielitis and Colitis are advised.
A chronology of Audrain County happenings from 1877 to 1972 covers school funding shifts urged by State Superintendent Charles A. Lee, a 5 day lot clearance order on the Ringo lot, church union services welcoming Rev. J B Robertson from Europe and the Holy Land, auto racer Johnny Tersinor’s track record and hospital return, fair queen winners and attendance, local appointments including deputy sheriff Hugh Miller, youth federation activities, rural water district signups, the death of Col James W. Skelly, new business leadership at Sandy’s food service, and party chairs for Audrain County Democrats and Republicans.
The Mexico Ledger lists publication details for daily issues excluding Sundays and holidays at 300 N. Washington St., Mexico MO 65265. Subscription prices vary by delivery area and duration, with rates for in-town, Audrain and neighboring counties, other Missouri counties, out-of-state, and armed forces, plus office hours.
Channel lineups show Mike Douglas on Channel 4 at 3 PM with Red Skelton as co host. A Missouri State Fair preview airs at 6 30 and a pilot for a half hour comedy The Primary English Class unfolds on channels 2 and 4. Tennis final rounds from Dublin and a Royals Red Sox baseball clash appear on multiple channels. NBC movie Buona Sera Mrs Campbell stars Gina Lollobrigida with Lawford Savalas Silvers. John Davidson fills Johnny Carson's role for the week. Movie slots include Grand Illusion Flight of the Lost Balloon Brief Encounter The Gang's All Here That Certain Summer Hucksters and other classics. Prime time features Mike Douglas Merv Griffin Partridge Family Gilligan World Tonight and more with extensive Newscasts and cartoons late at night.
TV guide style schedule listing Bill Moyers interview on CBS Reports West Bank coverage at 7 PM and a mix of movies and BBC documentaries. Includes The Mikado and For Pete's Sake among many afternoon and late night programs with extensive station multiplexes listed.
The season opener near Sept 13 features sex and violence with ABC, NBC and CBS staging a clash of premieres and specials. NBC trims lines with Laugh-In specials and new shows, while ABC boosts comedies and delays others. CBS counters with four boxing bouts and movie nights as networks vie for viewers amid pre emptions and schedule jitters.
A Wednesday birthday message lists Vanessa Miller Eva Davis John W Banks Shirley Jean McGee J J Higgins Betty Jean Beasley Donna Kay Levingston Sharon McCann Larry Powell Stephen Sparks Mrs Carl Silver Karen Walters Tammy Lee Holtkamp and David Earl Potts. It also notes Britain's Princess Anne turning 27 today.
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